Today I’m participating in the Ultimate Blog Swap. You’ll find me posting over at Aubergine about Making Sure Your Blog Benefits Your Family, and I’m excited to welcome Martine from Dainty Mom to Life Your Way: I've been working from home for a little under two years, and I love it. I suppose it's because…
As part of my role as an Official Apartment Guide Organizing Blogger, I've had the opportunity to contribute to their Organize the Clutter Pinterest board. Their entire Pinterest account is enough to make any organizer or decorator drool. Still, this board is my favorite with its nifty organizing solutions to corral and organize clutter hot…
The following post is from Amanda of OhAmanda.com and Impress Your Kids: 4 Simple Ways to Make Your Kids the Best of Friends My children have a clubhouse. It's got a clubhouse sign, a password, and even a calculator outside so you can punch in a PIN before entering. They will go to their clubhouse…
The following post is from Christina of Northern Cheapskate: The Positives of Paying with Plastic If you have ever read Dave Ramsey, you know that he hates credit cards. He encourages people to pay with cash (or a debit card) instead of using plastic. Using a cash-only approach can certainly help someone get out of debt…
The following post is from Kat of Inspired To Action: How a Second Chance Question Can Make Us Better Moms A few months ago, I stumbled upon a phrase that saved my sanity. A phrase that single-handedly reduced the amount of bickering in my home. A phrase that frees me from mommy guilt and shines…
The following is a guest post from Lauren Rothlisberger of GetMeGeeky.com: Evernote is a fantastic tech tool that can help you get a grip on all the loose ends in your life. You simply install it on your computer and smartphone, and it will quickly develop into your digital file cabinet. Below, I have listed…
A couple of months ago, I talked about ways to use binders to get organized at home. Today I'm sharing more ideas specifically for kids. Binders not only help them organize but also archive and showcase their stuff, as seen below: 1. Art Binders: With four crafty girls in our home, we can only keep…
Before I had kids of my own, I had a vision of what kind of parent I’d be. Let me tell you, in my dreams I was some kind of awesome! Fifteen years and four kids, I’ve fallen short of those expectations more times than I care to count. But you know what? That’s okay.…
The following post is from Joshua of Becoming Minimalist: 7 Reasons Your Kitchen Counters Are Cluttered There's something very refreshing and life-giving about a clean, uncluttered kitchen counter. It sets the tone and culture for the entire home. It communicates calm and order. It promotes opportunity and possibility (who enjoys cooking in a cluttered kitchen?).…
The following post is from Kristina of Toddler Approved: Kid made gifts that showcase artwork and can also serve a functional purpose are some of my favorite things to have my kids create for Mother's Day. I have seen several DIY tile coaster tutorials on Pinterest that looked simple, so we decided to adapt the idea…